Marriage and Relationships

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Sex outside marriage
Voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and someone who is not their spouse (husband or wife)
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Adultery
Sex between two people where one or both of them is married to someone else; having an affair
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Sex before marriage
Sex between two single unmarried people
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Divorce
The legal ending of a marriage
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Re-marriage
When someone marries again while their former spouse is still alive
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Annulment
A Catholic church ruling that a marriage was never valid (e.g someone might have lied during their vows)
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The pill
Contains a hormone that stops women from producing an egg (unnatural)
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Condom
Stops the sperm meeting the egg, also prevents STI's (temporary)
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The coil and morning after pill
Stops a fertilised egg from implanting in the womb - some people consider these methods a form of abortion (abortifacient)
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Sterilisation
A surgical operation which is a permenant way of preventing pregnancy (permenant)
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Rhythm method
Recording the length of a woman's menstrual cycle to determine when to avoid having sex (natural)
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Coitus interruptus (withdrawal method)
Removing the penis from the vagina before *********** occurs
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Family
A group of people who are related by blood, marriage or adoption
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Nuclear family
A couple and their children regarded as a basic social unit
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Stepfamily
A family that is formed on the remarriage of a divorced or widowed person that includes a child or children
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Extended family
A family that extends beyond just parents and their children by including grandparents and other relatives aswell
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Polygamy
The practice or custom of having more than one wife at the same time
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Bigamy
The offence of marrying someone while already being married
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Same sex parents
People of the same sex, who are raising children together
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Procreation
Bringing babies into the world, producing offspring
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Protection of children
Keepng children safe from harm
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Stability
Safety and security, a stable society is one in which people's rights are protected and people live peaceful, productive lives without rapid change
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Educating children in a faith
Bringing up children according to religious beliefs
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Gender equality
giving people the same rights and opportunities regardless of whether they are male or female
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Gender prejudice
Unfairly judging someone before the facts are known; holding biased opinions about an individual or group based on their gender
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Gender discrimination
Acting against someone on the basis of gender; discrimination is usually seen as wrong and may be against the law
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Sexual stereotyping
Having a fixed general idea or image of how men and women will behave
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Women over 31 recieved the vote
1918 (80 years after men)
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Women over 21 were allowed to vote and could stand as an MP
1928
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The Equal Pay Act - Women now had the right to be paid the same as a man doing the same job
1970
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Sex Discrimination Act - It would now be illegal to discriminate in the workplace on the grounds of gender
1975
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Card 2

Front

Sex between two people where one or both of them is married to someone else; having an affair

Back

Adultery

Card 3

Front

Sex between two single unmarried people

Back

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Card 4

Front

The legal ending of a marriage

Back

Preview of the back of card 4

Card 5

Front

When someone marries again while their former spouse is still alive

Back

Preview of the back of card 5
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